"Explosion" in Manchester

[Montmorency]

Evidence of bravery is usually preceded by someone more important than you shouting "shieldwall" or "present arms" or even just "brace for impact."

Bravery requires an opponent, even if the opponent is Mother Nature herself and not another human being.

This "man" had no opponent except his own conscience.

I would disagree that he had no opponent, and I'm unsure about tying bravery to opposition. But ultimately I'm not interesting in delving into virtue ethics.

My main point is that we should avoid settling into the Platonic position that bravery is equivalent to, or derives from, "correct opinion".